General DynamicsAtlas ILaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GOES 8
Launched
April 13, 1994
Image: NOAA
Summary
GOES 8 launched on a General Dynamics Atlas I from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 13, 1994. It was General Dynamics's 7th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,891st orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Atlas I flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). GOES 8, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 171 × 42,727 km orbit inclined 27.4°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas I · General DynamicsGeostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Atlas I flight · 1st this yearGeneral Dynamics's 7th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,891st orbital launch attempt23rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GOES 8 · NORAD 23051 · 1994-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GOES 8
- Object ID
- 1994-022A
- Epoch
- 1994-04-13 13:06:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.87095392 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7648322
- Inclination
- 27.4091°
- Ascending node
- 111.6466°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.2584°
- Mean anomaly
- 186.7936°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- GOES 8 · NORAD 23051 · in orbit
Centaur AC-73 · re-entered September 28, 1994
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
American meteorological satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
46th launch from Launch Complex 36B, 1st this year · 482nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
118 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GOES 8 launch?
GOES 8 launched on April 13, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GOES 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GOES 8?
Atlas I, flown by General Dynamics. Atlas I spec sheet
Where did GOES 8 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GOES 8 reach?
GOES 8, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 171 × 42,727 km orbit inclined 27.4°.
How many satellites did GOES 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GOES 8 part of?
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite. About Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite